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The two-parter “In a Mirror, Darkly,” which takes place in Star Trek’s Mirror Universe, opens with the First Contact scene of the first Human/Vulcan meeting. It unfolds almost exactly as it does in the film, until Cochrane — instead of shaking the alien‘s hand — marks First Contact Day by shooting and killing the alien. The nearby ...
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First Contact Day was a holiday celebrated to honor both the warp 1 flight of the Phoenix and first open contact between Humans and Vulcans on April 5th, 2063 in Bozeman, Montana. (Star Trek: First Contact)
(ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly"; DIS: "Die Trying")
When Captain Kathryn Janeway was a child, the holiday was just considered a day off from school. Later, at least some schools such as WSA continued to operate on First Contact Day. (VOY: "Homestead"; ST: "Children of Mars")
Naomi Wildman and Neelix planned the 315th observation of the event aboard the USS Voyager. The festivities included Zefram Cochrane's favorite food, cheese pierogies, and rock and roll music on Tom Paris' jukebox. At Neelix's insistence, Tuvok gave the Vulcan salute while reciting the greeting given by the Vulcans during first contact: "Live long and prosper." He did not see the point of it, but everyone in attendance applauded. (VOY: "Homestead")
During a battle in 2380, Commander Jack Ransom noted the USS Cerritos was being "carved up like a First Contact Day salmon." (LD: "No Small Parts")
On this day in 2385, the planet Mars was attacked by rogue synths. 92,143 people died in the attack. (ST: "Children of Mars"; PIC: "Remembrance", "Maps and Legends")
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Apr 5, 2023 · By Blair Marnell. StarTrek.com / Rob DeHart. Today is First Contact Day, the annual Star Trek celebration of Zefram Cochrane ’s warp drive test flight and humanity’s subsequent first encounter with the Vulcans as seen in Star Trek: First Contact. Within the film, that event took place on April 5, 2063, a mere 40 years from today.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine continued the story of the Mirror Universe for five episodes over the course of its seven seasons. In the first Mirror Universe episode, "Crossover," Major Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor) and Dr. Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig) accidentally traveled to the alternate reality of the 24th century, where they learned that the Terran Empire was conquered by an alliance led by ...
Nov 28, 2022 · Zephram Cochrane's historic first warp flight on April 5, 2063, is celebrated as First Contact Day in the Star Trek universe and in real life. Amusingly, Star Trek: Enterprise 's Mirror Universe two-parter in season 4 twisted First Contact Day to show Cochrane murdering the Vulcans he meets in 2063, which launched the Terran Empire of the dark ...
Jan 9, 2018 · The Original Series’ Mirror Universe. The one that started it all! The Original Series first ventured into the Mirror Universe in Season 2’s “Mirror, Mirror,” when four members of the ...
